David K. Dean
David K. Dean was a talented architect in Erie, PA where he moved from Buffalo, NY in 1873..[1]
Among Dean's notable architectural accomplishments are Erie's Washington School in 1875 at 128 W. 21st St., which is included in the West 21st Street National Register Historic District,[2] and the elaborate Erie City Hall in 1888[3]
By 1888 his business had expanded to become D.K. Dean & Son. The junior partner was Cyrus Dean, and the business was operated out of a building at 9th and State Streets on the busy northeast corner.[4] In 1892, David K. Dean and Son designed Erie's Villa Maria Academy, a sprawling Late Gothic Revival structure that spans a city block at 819 W. 8th, which is still standing and in use as low-income apartments and housing for seniors.[5] In 1893 D.K. Dean & Son, Architects, was dissolved and son Cyrus F. Dean carried on the organization in Erie's Downing Building[6] David K. Dean died at age 80 in 1911 at his residence at 1431 E. 8th Street in Erie.[7]
References
- ↑ Erie, Penna. Illustrated, 1888
- ↑ https://www.thelakotagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Erie-Historic-Preservation-Plan-Final-Report-2024-03-13.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ↑ https://www.hagenhistory.org/blog/long-life-and-happiness-for-all-its-residents-13
- ↑ Erie, Penna. Illustrated, 1888
- ↑ http://www.eriebuildings.info/buildings.php?buildingID=16030042020000
- ↑ Erie Times News March 17, 1893
- ↑ Erie Times News July 24, 1911
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